Contract No.: HY/2009/11 Central Wanchai Bypass, North Point Reclamation REVISED SILT CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT PLAN Name Prepared by: China Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd. China Road and Bridge Corporation Joint Venture Signature Silt Curtain Deployment Plan Page 4 of 70
Table of Content 1 Introduction 2 Scope of Works 3 Use of Material 4 Silt Curtain Installation Methodology 5 Silt Curtain Removal 6 Inspection & Rectification Works 7 Remark 8 Tentative Installation Programme of Silt Curtain Appendix A General Layout Plan of Silt Curtain On Site B C D Details of Silt Curtain Deployment for Dredging Works (Not for works under IEC) Details of Silt Curtain Deployment for Dredging Works Under Island Eastern Corridor (IEC) Details of Silt Curtain Deployment for Trench Filling E F Details of Silt Curtain Deployment for Sorted Public Fill Behind Seawall Details of Silt Curtain For Filling Works G Material Catalogue of Silt Curtain H The Seawall Layout and Setting Out Plan I Detailed Works Programme Silt Curtain Deployment Plan Page 5 of 70
1.0 Introduction Under the requirement of Condition 2.8 of the Further Environmental Permit No. FEP- 01/356/2009 for the Project Wan Chai Development Phase II and Central- Wan Chai Bypass - North Point Reclamation, China Harbour Engineering Company Limited China Road and Bridge Corporation Joint Venture (the Contractor) has submitted Silt Curtain Deployment Plan to EPD for deposited on 25 th February 2010. The silt curtain deployment plan shall include plans showing the construction programme and details on the design, operation and maintenance requirements of the silt curtain(s) including but not limited to deployment of silt curtain(s) for dredging and filling works as recommended in the approved EIA Report (Register No: AEIAR-125/2008) and the relevant documents in the EIAO Register. All mitigation measures recommended in the silt curtain deployment plan shall be fully and properly implemented throughout the construction period. (refer to notes 8 and 9 of Further Environmental Permit, Permit no.fep-01-356/2009 ). General Layout Plan of Silt Curtain On Site, Please refer to Appendix A. The document Silt Curtain Deployment Plan which outlines the methodology for installation, operation, and maintenance of silt curtain deployment in which certified by ET and verified by IEC previously and throughout the whole course of dredging works and filling works of North Point Reclamation, proposed by CHEC-CRBC Joint Venture. In addition, this document Revised Silt Curtain Deployment Plan incorporate the aforementioned plan and in order to i) all filling works for permanent and temporary reclamation conducted behind the seawall and ii) filling works surrounded by silt curtain, the Contractor deploy one more silt curtain into the sea to fulfill and comply the clauses (b) & (c) of condition 2.14 of Further Environmental Permit (FEP- 01/356/2009) and clauses (b) & (c) of condition 2.15 of Environmental Permit (EP-356/2009). 2.0 Scope of Works Silt curtain shall be provided during all dredging, filling works, trench filling, sort public filling, and works affecting water quality within the site. To limit pollution of water, woven geotextile shall be used as silt curtain system that is sustained by floating foam and in such a way that tidal rise and fall is accommodated. Concrete anchor block is used as self-weight to fix the silt curtain in appropriate location. According to the condition 2.8 of FEP-01/356/2009, silt curtain shall be deployed around seawall dredging and seawall trench filling in reclamation shoreline zones including North Point Reclamation. Silt Curtain Deployment Plan Page 6 of 70
Details of silt curtain system as shown on attached drawings and there are: i) Details of Silt Curtain Deployment for Dredging Works (Not for works under IEC), please refer to Appendix B. ii) Details of Silt Curtain Deployment for Dredging Works Under Island Eastern Corridor (IEC), please refer to Appendix C. iii) Details of Silt Curtain Deployment for Filling Trench, please refer to Appendix D. In order to minimize the loss of sediment affecting the water quality due to filling works, more than one pieces of silt curtain had been provided and deployed into the sea. Such newly deployed silt curtain would seal off the seawall gap in between caisson and the existing seawall and all filling material during filling works for reclamation conducted would be behind seawall. Detailed for drawing Silt curtain deployment for sorted public fill behind seawall and Details of silt curtain for filling works, please refer to Appendix E & F respectively. 3.0 Use of Material Bonar SG100/100 woven geotextile which manufactured by BONTEC is proposed as the silt curtain system, catalogue is attached in Appendix B. BONTEC operated in accordance with an ISO 9001:2000 quality assurance system and ISO 14001 environmental management system to provide a good quality product. The Bonar geotextile is widely used in recent port works construction such as CV2003/06 Stanley waterfront improvement project, CV/2004/02 Reconstruction of Wong Shek & Ko Lau Wan public pier project, CV/2002/04 Penny s Bay Reclamation Stage 2 and HK/12/02 CED, Central Reclamation Phase III, Engineering Works (For the Use of Material, Please refer to Appendix G). The properties of Bonar geotextile is satisfactory and fulfill the requirement as stipulated in particular specification. Visual inspection of the silt screen shall be carried in a daily basis. According to the USEPA, Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (ARCS) Program, silt curtain have been used at many locations with varying degrees of success. For example, silt curtain with impervious materials were found to be ineffective during a demonstration in other projects primarily as a result of tidal fluctuation, wind and current. Moreover, we have demonstrated in many projects as listed above, the successful conclusion in the deployment of the material Bonar SG100/100 woven geotextile. According to the Environmental Monitoring and Auditing (EM&A) Manual, regularly water monitoring of water quality shall be carried out by Environmental Team (ET) in order to complies statutory regulation and maintain quality of water during the construction activities being undertaken. Silt Curtain Deployment Plan Page 7 of 70
4.0 Silt Curtain Installation Methodology 1) Carry out initial topographical survey to determine approximate depth of water for fixing silt curtain. 2) Fabricate the silt curtain in approximately 5 m length per panel according to the maximum water depth. The width of each panel was fixed at 5.25m as the width of the geotextile supplied from the factory. Make sure the length of each panel was sufficient for the depth of works area. 3) Each individual silt curtain panel was joined together by the use of high strength nylon rope. 4) The top of silt curtain is attached to 300x300m floating foams for buoyancy. Steel chain of 5kg/m weight was fixed along the bottom of the silt curtain for anchoring the panels to the seabed level. 5) Launching the silt curtain into the sea by crane boat to cover the site area. While the silt curtain has floated alignment in position, concrete blocks are sunk to anchor the silt curtain. Concrete block is tied to the silt curtain at 30m intervals. 6) Lit markers buoys with light are installed onto the silt curtain to aid night navigation and prevention of collision of boat. 7) The newly silt curtain (for filling sorted public fill) would deployed into the sea and which located at the last installed caisson. The aforesaid silt curtain would seal off the caisson and existing seawall all the time. i.e. Once caisson(s) installed and completed, the silt curtain would shift to the last caisson unit and deployed again before carrying any filling works and to prevent any unwanted materials entering into the open sea. 8) For The Seawall Layout and Setting Out Plan, please refer to Appendix H. 5.0 Silt Curtain Removal After completion of the marine works, the silt curtain shall be removed as elaborated as follows: 1. Prior to decommission of silt curtain, make sure all marine works or works affecting the seawall shall be completed, and also the water quality shall be checked to ensure no dispersion of muddy water outside the works area. 2. Loosen the fixing wire of the silt curtain from the concrete block and remove the silt curtain by motor boat. 3. Lifting the concrete block slightly by driver team and crane boat in order to minimize the disturbance of seabed causing mud wave. 6.0 Inspection & Rectification Works 1. Diver inspection shall be carried out to inspect the installation and decommission of silt curtain to ensure proper installation and functioning of the silt curtain according to the design drawing. 2. During the entire construction period, visual inspection, water monitoring and regular diver inspection shall be carried out to ensure no muddy water passing through the silt curtain system and maintain proper functioning of the silt Silt Curtain Deployment Plan Page 8 of 70
curtain. Visual inspection for the silt curtain shall be carried out daily. Accordingly to the Environmental Monitoring and Auditing (EM&A) Manual, a regular water monitoring shall be carried out in order to complies the statutory regulations and maintain the quality of water during operation of construction activities. When damaging is suspected in daily inspection, diver inspection would be undertaken in order to ensure the performance of the silt curtain is effective and efficient, an immediate action would be undertaken immediately if the curtain is damage or defect or when necessarily. 3. The ET shall supervise the entire installation and decommissioning processes. The ET shall also closely monitor the effectiveness of the silt curtain and report any irregularities which may affect its proper functioning so as to trigger early rectification by the contractor. 4. In case of any malfunction of the silt curtain, diver inspection shall be carried out to check whether there is any damage or defect of the silt curtain and the situation will be immediately reported to the ET. Once the damage or defect is found, the rectification works shall be carried out to maintain well-functioning of the silt curtain after the ET leader agree on the rectification methods. 5. 20 linear meters additional geotextile will be ready for use and keep on site for emergency replacement in case damage or defect is observed of the silt curtain. 7.0 Remark 1. The spacing of the proposed lighted marker buoys for the silt curtain shall not be more than 30 apart. 2. The silt curtain will be mounted to the existing concrete seawall (Vertical Seawall) and or breakwater. 8.0 Tentative Installation Programme of Silt Curtain Silt Curtain for Dredging: 6-Mar-2010 At the site boundary Section NPR1 & 1A: 03-Mar-2010 Section 2: 15-Mar-2010 Section 3: 22-Apr-2010 For the detailed Works Programme, please refer to Appendix I. Silt Curtain Deployment Plan Page 9 of 70
APPENDIX A GENERAL LAYOUT PLAN OF SILT CURTAIN IN SITE Silt Curtain Deployment Plan Page 10 of 70
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APPENDIX B DETAILS OF SILT CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT FOR DREDGING WORKS (Not for works under IEC) Silt Curtain Deployment Plan Page 12 of 70
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APPENDIX C DETAILS OF SILT CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT FOR DREDGING WORKS UNDER IEC Silt Curtain Deployment Plan Page 14 of 70
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APPENDIX D DETAILS OF SILT CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT FOR FILLING TRENCH Silt Curtain Deployment Plan Page 18 of 70
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APPENDIX E DETAILS OF SILT CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT FOR SORTED PUBLIC FILL BEHIND SEAWALL Silt Curtain Deployment Plan Page 20 of 70
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APPENDIX F DETAILS OF SILT CURTAIN FOR FILLING WORKS Silt Curtain Deployment Plan Page 22 of 70
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APPENDIX G MATERIAL CATALOGUE OF SILT CURTAIN Silt Curtain Deployment Plan Page 24 of 70
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APPENDIX H THE SEAWALL LAYOUT AND SETTING OUT PLAN Silt Curtain Deployment Plan Page 52 of 70
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APPENDIX I DETAILED WORKS PROGRAMME Silt Curtain Deployment Plan Page 55 of 70
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